Emmanuel David is an interdisciplinary feminist, queer, and trans studies scholar with a qualitative research focus on gender, sexuality, labor, and globalization. He is an associate professor of
Women and Gender Studies at the University of Colorado Boulder. Since 2013, he has served as the co-director of the LGBTQ Certificate Program. He is a faculty affiliate of the Center for Asian
Studies, the Department of Ethnic Studies, the Center for Values and Social Policy, the Department of Sociology, and the Natural Hazards Center. He's currently on the editorial boards of
Gender & Societyand WSQ: Women's Studies Quarterly.

He is also interested in the cultural politics of beauty. He has published three articles focused on queer and transgender beauty pageants in the Philippines. These articles appear in
Feminist Formations; TSQ: Transgender Studies Quarterly; and WSQ: Women’s Studies Quarterly. His article "Transgender Archipelagos" received the 2019 Best Article Award from the Society for Queer
Asian Studies.

At CU-Boulder, he teaches Introduction to LGBT Studies; Women of Color & Activism; Gender, Race, and Class in a Global Context; Queer Theory; and Critical Inquiries in Transgender Studies. He
is a 2019 recipient of CU-Boulder's Best Should Teach Award for excellence in teaching.